Tree-protector



(No Model.)

J. P. BIRTH.

TREE PROTECTOR.

No. 889,047. Patented Sept. 4, 1888.

ivien STATES "Mener Orifice.

JOHN F. BIRTH, OF NESCOPEGK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ROBERT BIRTH, OFROSS, LUZEREE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,

TREEePROTECTOFl.

SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,047, dated September4, 1888.

Application led May i9, 1858. Serial No, 274.368. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.' or ont to form a series of flops, b, whichare 4,5

Be it known that I, JOHN F. BIRTH, a citibent down over the otheroverlapping edge. zen oftheUnited Stotes,residing atleseopeck, The lowerend or hose of the protector is proin the county7 of Luzerne and Stateof Pennvided with n series of cuts or slits, d, which 5 Sylvania., haveinvented certain new and useform the wings D, which yield andziccommoful Improvements in rBree Protectors; and I dote themselves tothe roots of the tree. The 5o do declare the following to be e full,clear, edges ofthe protector are folded to strengthen and exactdescription of the invention, such them. as willennble othersskilledinthe art to which In practice the protectors nre formed in Io itappertains to make and use the sanie,rel`erblank, as shown in Fig. 2,and kept in stock ence heinghnd tothe accompanying drawings, or shippedin piles. The hlunk is placednhout 55 and to the letters and figures ofreference the tree, the edges being overlapped sntlmarked thereon, whichform n part of this ciently to have the 1pper cnd fit close aboutspecification. the trunk of the tree, and the deps b of one I5 Thisinvention relates to plant und tree pro edge ere bent down over the endof the other tectors. edge. The earth is loosened about the tree to 6oThe inventionl has for its object to provide s. permit the lower end ofthe protector to enter devise for protecting trees and plnnts from somedistance below the surfnceot' the ground. borers or grub-worms thatboreinto the trunk As the tree develops, the edges of the protec- 20 ofthe tree within a few inches below the surtor slide pest one another andaccommodate fece of the ground, and which will he simple, the protectorto the growth of the tree. 65 cheap, selfadjusting to accommodate itselfto Having thus described my invention, what i the growth of the tree,and which will be enpelaiin, and desire to secure by Letters Potent,able of being readily applied. is-

25 The improvement consists of' the details of l.. The herein-describedprotector having its construction which hereinafter will he more edgesoverlapped nud having the upper end 7o fully described and claimed, andshown in the of one ofthe overlapping edges 'extended and drawings, inwhichadapted to be bent down over the upper end Figure l is n side viewshowing the appliof the other overlapping' edge, substantially 3o cationof the protector; Fig. 2, o. plan view of ns end for the purposedescribed.

the protector, on a small scade, showing the 2. The herein-describedprotectorhevingils 75 shape of the some before being applied; Fig. edgesoverlapped and having its base or lower 3. n cross-section on the lineXXofFig. Land end provided with n series of slits, and hav- Fig. -L n.vertical section of the upper part of ing the end of one of theoverlapping edges 35 the protector on the line YY of Fig. l. extendedand cnt to form n. series of flaps,

The protector A, mede of sheet materiel, which flops ere bentdownovertheother over- 8o has its edges overlapped some considerable lapping edge,substantially und for the purdistance and is flaring, having theappearance pose described. of a truncated cone. The upper end of the Intestimony whereof lnllix my signature in 4o protector is provided withthe overhanging presence oftwo witnesses.

portion B, which embraces the ends of the JOHN F. BIRTH. overlappingedges and holds them together. Xlfitnesses:

This overhang-ing portion B is an extension of A. B. RiCrrENnoUsn,

one of the overlapping edges and is notched XV. E. SMITH.

